bootblack
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Noun [edit]
bootblack (plural bootblacks)
- A shoeshine boy; a person who shines shoes as an occupation.
Synonyms [edit]
Translations [edit]
shoeshiner — see shoeshiner
Verb [edit]
bootblack (third-person singular simple present bootblacks, present participle bootblacking, simple past and past participle bootblacked)
- (transitive) To shine shoes.
